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Isa And Islam > Articles > Testimonies > An Atheist Criminal Finds Salvation in Isa Al-Masih

An Atheist Criminal Finds Salvation in Isa Al-Masih

3 March 2014 by Web Administrator 1 Comment

Prison

It was October 1, 1999. I was sentenced to seven years in prison for an assault. That assault was not my only crime, but it was the crime that saved my life. I was also addicted to narcotics and alcohol. I had no respect for anything or anyone including myself. I was also an atheist. 

Transferred to an Overcrowded Prison

After about a week in jail, I was transported to a special temporary prison. Inmates are usually held there for a couple of days, so this facility was overcrowded. I was assigned to was an eight man cell, but there were sixteen of us locked in there. 

A Hidden Bible is Discovered

I wish I knew the exact date whenI discovered the treasure, but I don’t.Maybe a week or less into my stay, I found something that would change my life forever. As I lay on the floor of my cell, I noticed something under a bunk and against the wall. It was a book: “The Good News Bible in modern English.” I had never read the Bible. But it was still something to occupy my mind, so I opened to page one. I read, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And so it began.

My Heart begins to Change 

I continued to read, and read, and read. Sometimes I read late into the night. 6345301-kasih yang menderitaI found some relief when I reached the Psalms and Proverbs. These Books made more of an impact on me. I could tell through the writings of the Psalms and the Prophets (especially Isaiah) that something big was coming. For example, I read in Isaiah 53:5, “But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”

I Find Salvation 

I was reading the Gospel of Matthew, in particular the death of Isa Al-Masih. I broke down and cried as silently as I could while I read the horrific story of Isa’s last hours. I wept. Once my tears had finally stopped, I closed my eyes and begged forgiveness for my life of sin. I told Isa I believed in Him and I asked Him to be with me. I felt a wave of comfort mixed with excitement fall upon my heart. 

During my stay at this prison facility, I watched inmates come and go.  One day, an inmate asked me when I thought I might be getting out of there. I told him I didn’t know. But then it hit me. I said to myself, “God will let me go when I finish His book.”

My Journey with My Savior Begins

I read, “TheSteps Grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen” (Revelation 22:21). I closed the book. It was finished. My journey through the Word of God was complete. The very next night that prison transfers were being made, my time had come and I was sent to a new prison. Just how I knew it would happen. God kept me there until I finished His Book! My journey was only beginning, but the wonderful thing is that it has no ending! It has no ending because God’s Book says, “I give them [him] eternal life and they [he] shall never perish” (Injil, John 10:28). Amen.

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